Course Description:
This course examines issues and emerging information management concepts related to the six critical homeland security mission areas: intelligence and warning, border and transportation security, domestic counterterrorism, critical infrastructure protection, catastrophic terrorism defense, and emergency preparedness and response.  Students analyze information elements of key asset identification, threat and vulnerability analysis, risk assessment and management, and crisis and consequence management, and technologies for their ability to support planning, mitigation, response, recovery, and prediction.  Students discuss functions, responsibilities, and policy; the interrelationship of defense, government-wide, and nongovernmental information systems; and the importance of strategic and contingency planning, systems integration, and sharing of information.

Recommended Attendance:
This course is intended for middle to senior managers who are involved in the planning, supporting, and/or execution of missions related to homeland security.  It assumes no background in this area. 

Prerequisites
None

Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to assess areas within their respective organizations that are critical to the management of information for effective homeland security; provide recommendations for setting priorities and allocating homeland security resources; and develop a homeland security information integration and coordination strategy for their organization.